Project Gutenberg 2009-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 131 Newville, Leslie J. Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum Bulletin 218, Paper 5, (pages 69-79) E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephanie Eason, "Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory" by Leslie J. Newville is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the innovative work done by Alexander Graham Bell and his associates in developing the phonograph, a pivotal technology in sound recording and reproduction that significantly improved upon Edison's earlier inventions. The narrative provides insights into the collaboration and experiments that took place at Bell's Volta Laboratory, highlighting the technological advancements made and the eventual commercialization of these groundbreaking inventions. The content of the book chronicles the establishment of the Volta Laboratory Association and the key figures involved, including Charles Sumner Tainter and Chichester Bell. It details the challenges and experiments the team faced in transforming Edison's tinfoil-based phonograph into a more efficient wax recording device. The text covers their early designs and experiments with various forms of sound recording, including disc and cylinder types, leading to the filing of critical patents in 1886. Newville provides a historical context for these developments, examining not just the inventions themselves but also the social and economic factors that influenced their success. Ultimately, the book illustrates how the work done at the Volta Laboratory laid foundational principles that contributed to the modern sound recording industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30112/30112-h/images/cover.jpg en Phonograph Q Text Technology Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 60007 59916 2024-09-13T03:58:20.639146 2023-09-13T09:02:02.484712 text/html text/html 57397 2009-09-27T16:12:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 488587 2009-09-27T16:15:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 507810 2024-09-13T03:58:22.858127 application/epub+zip 506441 2024-09-13T03:58:21.090151 application/epub+zip 84602 2024-09-13T03:58:20.838150 application/epub+zip 542981 2024-09-13T03:58:24.284163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533239 2024-09-13T03:58:22.602169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112807 2022-09-14T04:33:46.187814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48588 48536 2024-09-13T03:58:20.425136 2023-09-13T09:02:02.282729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48554 2009-09-27T16:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18014 2009-09-27T16:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17984 2024-09-13T03:58:24.412123 application/rdf+xml 14336 2024-09-13T03:58:20.912146 image/jpeg 2454 2024-09-13T03:58:20.875149 image/jpeg 498231 2024-09-13T03:58:20.667164 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog